Chris Chelios, former Red Wings hockey player and restaurant owner of Cheli's Chili Bar, has a bowl of his Dearborn restaurant's signature dish for lunch Monday, October 13, 2003.

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Cheli's Chili Bar in Dearborn, owned by former Detroit Red Wings star Chris Chelios, will close at the end of business Wednesday, an employee confirmed today. The well-known sports bar - a fixture at the corner of Michigan and Oakwood in west Dearborn for 10 years - had been for sale "for a while," said the employee, who asked not to be identified. The bar and restaurant has about 25 employees, who were notified of the closing Saturday. Najib Rizk - the owner of Le Cigar cocktail and cigar bar at 22263 Michigan - is buying the property in a sale scheduled for closing Wednesday, according to his ...